I explore the Himalayas high deserts on my solo motorbike journey, episode 8. 

It is an amazing area to ride and explore, so so good. Thanks for watching I hope you enjoyed it.

Exactly 💯

couldn't agree more.

haha, yes so many sign there with interesting saying, but if it get people to think well then they are doing there job. Thanks it's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode.

Thanks Mark, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series.

As always it's great to hear you have been enjoying the episodes. it was quite a big veggie patch and actually went into the next paddock and that was double the size of the first one. It was a gem of a place. Thanks for watching.

There is nothing better than traveling exploring and discovering amazing places like these. I hope you have a new journey in the planing. Thanks for watching

Yer Jody got skills haha. Jody is really great with people and documenting their way of life. It's great to hear you are still enjoying the series Bruce, thanks for watching.

The body has had no issue so far, hopefully it holds up to the end of the trip. I hope you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.

@@freewayproject bless you 🙌

Yes Jody has some amazing story, after spending over a decade on a boat traveling the world. It always great to hear you enjoyed the episode Ben. Thanks for watching.

Thanks mate, yes the Himalayas just keep delivering more unique and stunning landscapes, thanks for watching again That river has some depth if only the top of the excavator is sticking out.

Thanks as always mate, the Himalayas just keeps giving.

Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. Yes the one thing I can not capture on camera and that you have to experience for yourself is the grandeur of the place, it's other worldly. Thanks for watching.

@@freewayproject with pleasure. If you are still in India, you can plan a trip around Karnataka and Kerala. I will gladly host you and join you on the ride. Some excellent bike rental places are in the south, and it's cheap to tour the south. Drop in your insta id i will connect

It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, I am about half way through this journey so there is still so much more to explore, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series, thanks for watching.

It's great to hear you are still enjoying the series mate. Yes I am a fan of checking out some of these dodgy looking bridges as well, somehow the locals make them work. As always thanks for watching

Thanks Mike, it's great to hear you are still enjoying the series. Thanks for watching and commenting it does help.

Thanks mate, I hope you enjoyed the episode it was a little longer but so much happened.

Thanks Bob, It's great to know you are still enjoying the series. Yes it is great to meet up with interesting people along the journey, Jody's back story is pretty incredible. As always thanks for watching.

Thank Neville, it has been an incredible ride so far. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series.

Thanks mate, I'd always great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.

There was so much more to ride and the bike was still moving forward. if you see what I do to my dirt bike ( I drop it 10 - 20 times every ride) This looks like I am taking good care of the bike haha. I hope you are enjoying the series mate, it is an incredible place to ride and explore.

Thanks Andy, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. If you going to do a trip up hear and like the dirt, do it next season, if you more keen to ride sealed roads then no rush, the Indian government has tasked the BRO to seal all roads by 2028. Thanks for watching

It is an amazing place to ride and explore, You do come across people in towns but once out of the towns and villages it rare to come across people. I hope you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.

Thanks mate, yes the more journeys the more incredible memories. I have recently heard that the Indian government have tasked the BRO with sealing all the roads by 2028, so if you are keen, you could probably see all the same locations in a few year and get there on the tarmac. Thanks for watching, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series.

@@freewayprojecthaha, thx mate, but by then, 2028, I most likely be on crutches LOL. I am looking to buy the Kawi 1100 Versys 2025. I will need tarmac. I am 11 months away from retirement. I got to do Indie. After that, AUS. Would also love to do Russia and EU.

Thanks Bud, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series,

De rien, c'est super d'entendre que vous appréciez la série, quand je pense avoir vu tous les paysages ici, l'Himalaya continue de donner des paysages de plus en plus beaux et uniques. Merci d'avoir regardé

Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. If you do get the chance definitely do it, it's hard to describe, just one of the places you need to experience in person. Thanks for watching and commenting, it does help.

Yes it's wild how it is so desolate, then there is this green ribbon running through the landscapes Thanks for watching and commenting Garth, it does help.

Thanks Brent, it is an incredible place to ride and explore as you know, also you'll know it virtually impossible to capture the grandeur of the place, that's one thing you have to be there to experience yourself. Thanks for watching and sharing mate.

This place is crazy mate, so many random side tracks. Jody's great with people and capturing the way they live. Still a lot more to come from this epic place.

Totally agree!!

Thanks mate, as always it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. There is so much to explore out there, having fun.

haha they were the cruisiest animal, nothing bothered them or spooked them like cows do.

You have got that right Rob the place just keeps on giving, when I think I have seen it all it throws out something new. Thanks for the continued support of watching mate.

It is a great place to explore as there are so many of those off road tracks. yes there are incredible places to say, you just wouldn't know if you didn't get off the main road. Thanks for your thoughts, yes I always ride well within my ability when riding alone. There's no rush.

Thanks David, it was a couple of great days of riding, the Himalayas just keeps giving. It's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.

Thanks mate, yes it was an epic place to stumble upon. as always thanks for watching.

It's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode Oliver and yes will do a review at the end of the series.

Thanks Mark, as always it's great to hear you are still enjoying the series.

Thanks mate, it's awesome to hear you are enjoy the series. I am going to do a video on what it was like as a first timer riding there, what I learn and hopefully some helpful tips at the end of this series. The homes stay is at Tirido if that helps

@@freewayproject cheers that's really helpful! I'm really looking forward to the next episodes as my guess is you rode the trail from Lamayuru to Padum via Sirsir La and maybe all the way to Manali via Shinku La. Wondering about the time it takes to do it, and the water crossings along the way :). Let's see !

It was another great day on the bike in this amazing place, I hope you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.

It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, thanks for watching.

Thanks Mark, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. Yes levers you can bend back or replace easier, was told very early on never try to save the bike they are built to be dropped. Thanks for watching.

Agree 100 percent mate

It is an incredible place to ride and explore, definitely worth the effort of getting here if you ever get the chance. There is still more to come in this journey. thanks for watching and commenting it does help.

Thanks, I hope you enjoyed the rest of the series. Thanks for watching.

thanks mate.

haha, I am just glad you enjoyed the episode mate, as always thanks for watching.

definitely, it is an incredible place to ride and explore. I hope you enjoyed the series.

Thanks Darcy, it's great to hear you enjoyed that one, some many places to explore. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Geoff, as always it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, that one was a bit longer but there were so many tracks to explore haha.

Thanks you mate, it has been an epic journey so many amazing places and people. I hope you enjoy the rest of the series.

Thanks Joules, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series, thanks for watching

Thank, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.

It is an incredible place to ride and explore, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.

Thanks mate, I can only imagine how much fun it was back then, a real adventure. I have heard the India government has tasked the BRO with sealing all the roads by 2028. Yes the one thing I can't capture one camera to share, the grandeur of the place, it just does not come across on camera, I felt very very small. Thanks for watching.

Thanks mate, yes Jody is incredible with people and showing how they live, also anything around water. It's great to hear you are still enjoying the series.

Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series

Jody's trips/workshops would be awesome. Thanks mate, as always it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode.

I hope you enjoy this one, it's a little longer.

Jody is an incredible human, you should look into her back story it is very interesting. I do feel joy and wonder when riding through the landscapes. Oh the bike was fine, that is nothing compared to what I have done to my old Himalayan, I had to drag it off a step mountain track and dropped it 40 or 50 times and it just gets up and keeps on going, that's why I like riding these bike, they are built to handle this kind of stuff. It's great to hear you enjoyed this episode and thanks for the continued support of watching and commenting.

yes it has beauty in it's emptiness Chrissie. It hard to get across on camera the grandeur of the place. There are some dodge bridges to come haha. Thanks for watching and commenting it does all help.

haha, I should have kept filming, when I tried to pick the bike up I actually slipped over 3 times as there was slim on the rocks, I gather the crossing doesn't get used much seeing there is a perfectly good bridge right beside it haha, anyway once I had scraped all the slim off the rocks with the bottom of my boot I could actually get some purchase to get the bike up, but man was I out of breath doing that, I was still at over 4000m of altitude, I think I waited about 5 mins before talking to camera trying to get my breath back and you might of noticed I was still struggling to get my breath back. It's great to hear you're still enjoying the series, as always thanks for watching.

@freewayproject Yes, your shortness of breath was noticeable. I was wondering how high up you were at the time. Just a bit higher than Mt. Kosciuszko over here. You are hard core, mate. Stay safe.

Yes Alan, the Himalayas just keep delivering more spectacular places to explore. Thanks continuing to watch.

Thanks mate, it is some much fun exploring here.

Thanks Anthony, It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series. Thanks for watching.

Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series, thanks for watching

Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode., I'll definitely be back, there is so much more still to explore. Thanks for watching.

Thanks mate, as always it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Thanks for watching and commenting it does help.

Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series, for the state of exploring WA.

Thanks mate, it is an incredible place to ride and explore, if you ever get the chance it is definitely worth it. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.

Thank Mango, as always it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching again.

It's great to hear you are enjoying the series mate. Yes definitely it is incredible how many unique landscapes there are in the area, I see something incredible then ride to the next are and bam there is something totally different but just and stunning in it's won way, it is an amazing place to ride and explore. Thanks for watching.

as always it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode JB. Thi place just keeps delivery.

Thanks mate, the Himalayas just keep giving epic rides.

Thanks Jim, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode.

Thanks mate, as always it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode.

Thanks mate, yes it is an incredible place to explore and ride. It's great to hear you enjoy the episode, I hope you enjoy the reset of the series.

@@freewayproject indeed, thank you so much 🙏🏻

hanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series

exactly Ralf, the area is just that, simply beautiful. Thanks or watching

Jody is awesome in capturing people and the way they live, there is so much to each of her images and she is pretty epic with anything to do with water. Yer normally the levellers bend back easily, but once bent back 180 degrees it was a lot harder to try and bend and I felt it would break of the spline before it bent back, I am not a material scientist but I know metal does have it's limits so Thought it safer to level it until l can get to a place to sort it.

Yes it so barren then you come around a corner to this bright green strip it wild. The whole place is under snow in winter, the pervious episode wit the lake, the whole lake freezes over, the Indians and Chinese arm had a skirmish on top of the lake not to long ago, (they made a deal they couldn't use guns so it bats and fists). It's great to know you're still enjoying the series.

I can see why you and your friends keep going back, I barely scratch the surface and still so much out there. So many side tracks too. Thanks for watching and commenting it does make a difference.

It is mind blowing this place, what doesn't come across is the scale, where I said this is the biggest sandy hill I have ever seen 17.34 if you look really closely there are black dots just to the left of centre on the hill, they are massive trucks driving up into the sandy valley. In winter the whole place is covered in snow so a different type of desolate. Yes that was a great find the last home stay. Thanks for watching as always Neil.

Thanks Charles, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode.I do forget half the time as I am normally buggered for long days on the bike, from memory the first one was around $20 and the second was I think $25 but the lady dropped the normal price it as I got there later and left early in the morning.

that sounds logical to me, I think you're onto something there. Great to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting it does help.

Thanks Steven, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series, thanks for watching.

Thanks Scott, is has been incredible I hope you enjoy the rest off the series.

yes let the farm bike run. Oh wait until next episode they are all over it up here. Again thank you for the continued support, there is more to come and planing for more is happening.

Thanks for letting me know mate it's great to get more opinions on it. Thanks for watching I hope you enjoyed the episode

@@freewayproject always enjoy the Friday night viewing, even though I’m a day late lol

Thank you for the support Mike, it is greatly appreciated and will help with the next series.

It seems they are the ways to go, thanks for letting me know you also find they are good and thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed the episode.

It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, with the lack of oxygen up here it's a wonder I can say anything coherent 😂

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haha, now there's a great idea. Yes it was a great spot t stay the night Rob. I know the lady running the place dropped the price as I got there later in the day and was leaving early also I didn't book online or go through a booking agency, I paid I think the equivalent of around $25AUD but it would normally be higher. I think it's closer to $40 - $45AUD if pre booked.

Thanks Joe. Interesting: So, full price is equivalent to the the cost of 4.5 pints of unpleasantly warm beer at my local "Services" Club (a poker machine barn for non-Aussies).

It is definitely an incredible experience riding and exploring this area. I didn't notice any loss in power but.... how to explain this..... stick with me here, due to the lack of oxygen at these altitudes your body is going to be the biggest issue. There is not way you could ride hard off road enduro up here. When I dropped the bike in the water crossing it took me 3 goes to pick it up because I was slipping on the slimy rocks, (which at sea level is no issue at all) but I then had to wait 5min before talking to camera just trying to get my breath back, you can probably hear me still trying to get oxygen in. So it wouldn't matter if there is a slight drop in power of the bike (again not that I notice). It's a whole different ball game up here. I hope that makes sense Really interesting and definitely if you ever get a chance worth experiencing it. Thanks for watching as always mate.

Yes, exactly 👌🏻 I hope you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching

@@freewayproject I enjoy watching all of your videos, especially the Himalayan series. I also ride a Hanle Black Himalayan. Please keep them coming!

Thanks for the support mate, it's greatly appreciated. I have spent a lot of time in Bali and the surrounding islands since the 80's, I always get drawn back even though it has changed a lot. I am using GaiaGPS, I think a lot of them can do the same things but this one's user interface is really logical and easy to use.

Thanks..🙏🏼

Thanks mate. I think you've spent to much time in the out back with just guys mate 😂😂😂 it's warping your perceptions.

@@freewayproject hahaha

haha, did you mention that last time? yes this one went a bit longer, a lot happened. Thanks for watching, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode,

You'll have to watch the next episode. Gear shifter are easy to bend when they are close to their normal spot, but once fully bent 180, not so easy, I am not a material scientist but 180 degrees might change things as it felt like it would rip off the spline before going back. Thanks for watching as always mate.

At least you realised its a gear shifter not a clutch pedal 5:19 lol. Glad you didn’t order one over the phone!

@@deanfullford8820 up here there's no ordering over the phone as you can't get a single, but there is a great place to get hold of anything you might need.

@@freewayproject Glad you got it sorted mate. Loving the adventures